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Teaching Artistry Careers: NEC Alumni Panel Discussion
SB 311 and on Zoom
This workshop will feature NEC alumni discussing their varied careers with teaching artistry after graduation. The conversation will be focused on balancing teaching and performing, the role teaching artistry plays in a holistic career, tips for seeking opportunities post-graduation, and the best ways to prepare for a teaching artistry career while still a student. Register via the ticke…

Tom Siders (Trumpet) Chamber Music Masterclass
Williams Hall
Tom Siders presents a masterclass featuring students from the NEC Chamber Music program. Thomas Siders joined the BSO as assistant principal trumpet in January 2010 and was promoted to associate principal trumpet in 2015. He is currently a member of the trumpet faculties at Boston Conservatory, Boston University, and New England Conservatory. An active clinician, Siders has presented mas…

Scott Pingel Double Bass Masterclass
Brown Hall
Scott Pingel presents a masterclass featuring students from the NEC double bass studios. Scott Pingel has been the principal bass of the San Francisco Symphony since 2004. He has appeared numerous times with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and at the Music@Menlo and Music in the Vineyards festivals. Versatile in a variety of styles, Pingel has performed in jazz clubs from New…

John and Arlene Heiss Master Class Series: Lamnth
Burnes Hall
This year's John and Arlene Heiss Guest Artists-in-Residence, the violin and cimbalom duo Lamnth, give a presentation to the composition department on writing for their unique ensemble configuration, as well as for their respective instruments in general.

NEC Opera: Monteverdi "L'incoronazione di Poppea"
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
Experience the first fully staged production in the United States of conductor Tim Ribchester's new edition of Monteverdi's beloved opera L'incoronazione di Poppea.

NEC Philharmonia and Symphonic Choir + Hugh Wolff: Brahms "Ein deutsches Requiem"
Jordan Hall
NEC Philharmonia and NEC Symphonic Choir come together for a performance of Johannes Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45 with Hugh Wolff, conductor, and soloists Josie Larsen '25 AD, soprano, and Zhanqi Wang '26 MM, baritone. The chorus was…

Recital: Natasha Wu '25 MM, Piano
Williams Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Natasha Wu '25 MM studies Piano with

Recital: Nickolas Isherwood '25 MM, Jazz Bass
Pierce Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Nickolas Isherwood '25 MM studies Jazz Bass with

A Master Class with Maria Schneider
Eben Jordan Hall
Join the Department of Jazz Studies as we welcome composer and orchestra leader Maria Schneider. Maria Schneider’s music has been hailed by critics as “evocative, majestic, magical, heart-stoppingly gorgeous, imaginative, revelatory, riveting, daring, and beyond categorization.” Blurring the lines between genres, her varied commissioners stretch from Jazz at Lincoln Cen…